Stories of Ray Bradbury
To celebrate the 90th birthday of one of America's most prolific sci-fi writers, Radio 7 presents a selection of his work. Read by Sean Barrett. Produced by Matt Thompson.
First broadcast 16 to 20 August 2010, Radio 7
160/44; 160 MB total; sound quality excellent
1 - Golden Apples of the Sun (1953) & The One Who Waits (1949)
An epic journey by refrigerated Rocket ship to steal fire from the sun, and there's a disastrous turn of events for some men on a mission to Mars.
2 - Tomorrow's Child (1948)
A woman's first child is shaped like a small blue pyramid. Will she bond or reject it?
3 - All Summer in a day (1954) & The Foghorn (1951)
On Venus it rains continuously and the sun comes out only for 2 hours every 7 years. Margot looks forward to that moment, but other children have a cruel plan. A monster falls in love with a lighthouse - but their love affair is doomed.
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4 - A Sound of Thunder (1952)
A time machine gives big game hunters the chance to shoot a dinosaur.
5 - Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed (1949)
A group of colonists from Earth settle on Mars. But what is their reaction when they realise they can never go home?
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